Google debuts ‘Project Genie’ that can generate interactive worlds
Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - Google is now making its its world generating model available to the general public under the name Project Genie. According to 9to5Google, the model either uses a prebuilt world or lets you describe the environment you want to create, how you want to expl…
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New Siri: Apple Almost Chose a Different Partner Before Google Gemini
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - In a recent interview with the tech podcast TBPN, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman revealed that Apple was initially "going to rebuild Siri around Claude," the large language model and chatbot developed by the company Anthropic. In the end, though, Apple announced…
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Google Maps Now Lets You Chat With Gemini AI While Walking or Biking
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Google Maps now lets you talk to Gemini while following walking or cycling directions. The latest update is an extension to the AI chatbot's existing conversational navigation feature in driving mode that rolled out in November.You can now ask Gemini hand…
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